The Washington critic., 1887-09-29
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Heach Al Portions of the
national Capital,
IN ID mn Irf.ln ln nII IInIL. 3 cenIl.

Pennsylvania avenue, passing circle nIu
timing Mlll' statue Of Nls.inHtln; cog
Cutuu tUllcrv, STATE Wnranl Navy Depart
mcut; PRESIDENT House, Lafayette aVtr.
containing Nllls' equestrian statue ol N
drew lackson Department Of Justice lhpli
Ing at Fifteenth street, where Transfers arc
given to Fourteenth street lrtncu Fifteenth
guCct, past Riggs House and Treasury DO
pHrtmCnt; again down Pennsylvania avenue
by NillurdEnnd other hotels and through
The principal business portion OF the olty,
crossing seventh street west ut Center
NarhCt where transfers are given tn th'
seventh street Branch, going north ipwui
EuunduTv street UrHnuth to Potomac River,
past botanical Gardens to Naval M0nuncu
ilpro transfers arc giycu 10 branch ruuniu
o. Baltimore and Ohio Rlilruld dcppN, 90
Crrdiuv yOuth side II Cupltul llill. cUutW.
ulng along u street south 10 pcnn-ylEnll
avenue, turnlnglu Eighth street r1.t, pat
the Marine Barracks to Nayy-Iard gate,
Returning, sumo route ana conditions
Fomtccnth-s,rcct Branch - Starts Ut Now
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, ont
fourteenth street to Boundary, plsllns
Franklin Square and Thomas statue. Re.
turning, sumo route. Transfers given tom
from main ur Avenue line Connects with
ears 10 Mount Pleasant every hali hour.
Fare, . cents additional.
ScycnthstfCCt BruuchastATts at Boundary
aud runs due south ucrog the city along
seventh street west, passing Mount vernon
Square, Patent and pOstDlicc-, odd Ful-
lows Hall, crossing PENNSYLVANIA avenue
st Centre Market and city Iustoloo twher'
trauSt,ts are given To the main or ANuuur
Snltlg0mian m.,iiutIon and Nltion.l NIu.
scum, to thl wh1rYcs of the Mount N'rluH,
Eurlult and other siuumers aud Alexandra
ferry. Boiurung, same route.
Ncfro'ohtBu Npuwpy- Louvluf GrorFc'ovn
where II makes circuit of Wust, ult.D
faycttc, Second, bunbArtun and Muut-
gumtry tireCit passing near 1eurEaipN1
College, AcH1rwy of ,tha Ni..l.illu, i4.'n
Service lCsUyu'r, and u9h l'I' trngiorf
over Rock Greek tu ! -tfuHi north fNtHu
HlDn" Connecticut Hvcluo amidst Che palm.
tiol residences uf the West Enl iuouu'in'
that ut the lvitlsi ministers, aluut ogFol.
tt,uth street west tp II -tuHHt north. Fuua.
tyrltu street tu T, passing illHtuH uHu iNH
Euhit liuuHet crossing NIlih ~. ii.u''t 't
traua'oI4 arc given to the Nir'NHifri
TFauuh, past the Patent and Post OI|ep,
tO Fiilh street, 10 Louisiana avenue, passing
Judiciary square, city lluu, unl Lincoln
Monument; indiana avenue tu G street, by
the Baltimore and OHIO depot IT, delaware
uyeHuc, to Is street north. 60 First street
east. thence ulou. East capitol sir'at 10 Lin.
coin Park. kctu-rur samo route gpi'R
wcHt, except ulOur New dcrs'v avenue AMI
y street instead ul lulitaa Hyunuu.
Cars also 1apgc the west front OF the State
Narnnd Navy Dcplrtncuig ut convenient
Intervals, connecting with above ilng at
Seventeenth and II streets.
Ninth street Branch starts 10 nprthGru ter
meets with Silver Spriufs Branch, GiNorfus
10 Ninth street, thence south, pa .llg
Mount Vernon Square, Ma-onir TyWp.s,
Patent and Postolliccs at 4 street lwharc
transfers are given to main line Gust ur
vest, thence to h street, passing Centre
Market and baltimore and Potomac Depot
Sixth street To Missouri avenue, to four
and-a-haf street thence TO the Arsenal
gate and steamboat wharycs, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
Silver Springs Brnuch-Starts from northern
terminus Of Ninth.sircct Branch, following
seventh street road, past Howard Uuyor.
Eity and sChuctzon Park. 10 entrance 10
grounds Of Soldiers Home. Returning,
same route.
west, southeast Of Treasury Department,
along New York avenue to It's intersection
with Massachusetts avenue at seventh
street; thence on Massachusetts avenue 10
II street north, past the Government Print.
ing Office to boundary and beginning of
Baltimore turnpike and Bcnning'5 Bridge
road. Returning, same route.
North Capitol and o Street Tor BelN Railroad
Starts from Maryland avenue and -Four"
and-a,hulf street. thence east 10 First west,
north 10 & street, west 10 Fourth street
north to j street, west To Eleventh street,
south to street north west 10 Fourteenth
street, south to Ohio avenue, east 10
Twelfth street. south to Virginia avenue
and east 10 starting point. Returning, 7ano
route, except passing east over U Instead OF
I street.
This line also has short connecting roads rum
ming to the Centre Market, Potomac river
steamboat wharvcs Bureau Of Engraving
and Printing, Washington Monument and
Eleventh and Boundary.
Anocostia misunderstanding from foot OF
Seventh street along VI street south,
past nnyy.yard gate. to Twelfth street Gust,
and over the Anncostiu Bridge to Union
| town and the Government Hospital for the
Insane. Returning, sine route. Transfers
T. and from Avenue Line or Seyonih7iroot
Branch Washington and Georgetown lt1il-
road, 3 cents.
| IIerdic coaches are running from the Navy
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue 10 Twenty
second and q stioets northwest Fare, Q
cents: six tickets for - cents. Hprse-rar
tickets are also received as fare.
| Hcrdlc cabs are run 70 any part OF the city,
Fare, 20 cents, within l mile; - cents per
hour Tor one passenger; 81 per hour for
more than one, stands, East Capitol front
and Pennsylvania avenue aud seventh
street northwest.
The Parks.
| Washington Circle Is at Twcntythlrd str1ot,
New Hampshire and Pennsylvania avenues,
| and containing an equestrian statue ui
McThors0n square is at Vermont avenue, /,
X and Fifteenth streets, combining an
equestrian statue Of General MCPHERSON.
| Farragut SQUARE at Connecticut avenue, |, x
and Seventeenth streets, containing statue
OF Admiral laTagut,
| Dupont Circle at New Hampshire Connect
cut and Massachusetts, avenues and Nine
tcenth street holding the statue ul Admiral
/ lutNlt. Inns CIRCLE u III IIb utAlL Ol lIt
most arisiocratic part of the city.
| Scott Circle, at Rhode Island and Massachu
| sCtts avenues and Sixteenth street, contain
| ing an equestrian statue Of General Wluhelt
Scott.
| Thomas Circle lies at the intersection Of Yer
| mont and Massachusetts, avenues and y
| and Fourteenth streets. An equestrian
| statue of General George II. Thomas aduru
this the smallest OF the circles
Lilac Park, at l. and Twelfth streets and Mas
sachusctts avenue, and, Syrlnga Park. "a
| Tenth and l. and Massachusetts avenue, ari
two trungles beautifully kept, and notty
| for their protusiuu OF the shrubs from whlcl
they get their nlm'.
Mount Vernon Place includes New York anJ
| Massachusetts avenues and X street bo
TWEEN Seventh and Ninth streets, mag
| nihCcut fountain In the centre greatly uAuru
this beautiful park.
Iowa Circle Is at Vermont and Rhode Tslnnl
avenues, p and Thirteenth streets Gruer'
Grants house Is ON the southwest side.
| Franklin Square, between and aud Thir
tcenth and Fourteenth streets H. the mos
artistirally designed and beautiful OF all th
smaller reservations. II contain. nlturt
mound, supposed 10 he au Indian hnrlal
| place, and spring OF delicious water
which supplies several hydrlnts,
Rawlns Square Is at the intersection o
New York avenue and T. street, west ui th
White House. The Raw.ins statue h1
! been removed to the south side of PcnnsyI
Vaniu avenue, south of Niuth street.
stanton Place Is at the intersection of Mussa
| ChusCtts and Maryland avenue. AMI G stree
| northeast, II contains statue OF Genera
| Nathaniel Greene.
| Lincoln Park occupies the grounds at th
| intersection of North Carolina, MJ-sunhu
| sctts, Tennessee and Kentucky avenues,
| street northeast, A street southeast am
| East Capitol street. II contains the Euu
| full group OF stUtuaFy repre- gu'us L.uHu,
| striking the lc'furs from the limbs ui Oh
| slaves, Reached hy The Metropolitan uull
The Cemeteries.
| Washington Coutuln- several beautiful an
| historic cemeteries well worth visit. uld
| est of these is
Rock CruoE, Just north Of tho old soldier
Home, II was ulouvl about the year ltol
| The Congressional Burial Ground or Wasl
| Wuiuu Cemetery. lies ut Ihu tust end